Edna Adan’s father was against genital mutilation of girls. Her mother wasn’tAlmost 4,000 women in Ireland have been genitally mutilated, yet few health professionals here know how to treat them as expectant mothersSat Dec 03 2016 - 06:00
Kenny refuses to commit to water charge refundsCommittee on funding water supply will operate transparently, says chair Pádraig Ó CéidighFri Dec 02 2016 - 17:20
Nine local authority areas added to housing support schemeGovernment action plan has promised 130,000 new homes over six-year periodFri Dec 02 2016 - 13:42
IFI to screen film to raise awareness of nuclear disarmamentIrish-sponsored resolution on elimination of nuclear weapons passed in UN last monthWed Nov 30 2016 - 13:23
‘In Ireland I’m like, come on, just hug me. It’s the Latin way’New to the Parish: Pablo Che Leon Sarmiento arrived in 2015 from Peru via ArgentinaWed Nov 30 2016 - 06:00
Scholars under attack for critical inquiry, says HigginsMurder of Palmyra professor example of ‘grave threats’ over intellectual discourseTue Nov 29 2016 - 16:23
Funding page set up to support Kym Owens’ road to recovery18-year-old Monaghan student was violently assaulted in Maynooth last weekTue Nov 29 2016 - 15:22
These public artworks in Dublin really can stop trafficDublin Canvas is turning the city’s dull, grey traffic light boxes into colourful street artSat Nov 26 2016 - 07:00
Aid agencies ‘unable’ to access 250,000 in need in AleppoHead of International Committee of the Red Cross says humanitarian actors cannot solve crisisThu Nov 24 2016 - 15:54
Pavee Point welcomes recognition of Traveller ethnicityEnda Kenny has resolved to support the recognition of Traveller ethnicityThu Nov 24 2016 - 12:19
'I felt like a prisoner in direct provision but I’m free now'New to the Parish: Aissa Sow arrived from Guinea in 2011Wed Nov 23 2016 - 06:00
Migrants remain stranded in Greece in spite of Turkey dealWomen and children make up majority of those stuck in Greek refugee campsTue Nov 22 2016 - 15:57
149 people apply for gender recognition under new lawFour teenagers among those granted permission to register as different genderMon Nov 21 2016 - 12:32
Eamon Gilmore commends Colombia after peace deal rejectedEU special envoy ‘optimistic’ after latest agreement signed by government and FarcThu Nov 17 2016 - 18:38
Campaign calls for cyclists to hold insurance, pay road taxUK petition is ‘ludicrous’ as cyclists are ‘saving the planet’, says Irish cycling bodyWed Nov 16 2016 - 14:20
Prepare for tears, the Spanish lottery has a new Christmas adAdvert tells story of grandmother who mistakenly believes she has won the lottoWed Nov 16 2016 - 11:57
The food our New to the Parish community miss the mostFood Month: People living here miss rice and beans, tahchin and real Mexican tacosWed Nov 16 2016 - 06:00
Father and daughter hurt in incident with scrambler bike‘That idiot just kept on going with no regard for anything he caused’ - Mick McLoughlinTue Nov 15 2016 - 15:16
Tears of joy as Syrian parents reunited with daughter in DublinSupport group concerned by changes to Act that allowed woman to join family in StateMon Nov 14 2016 - 19:48
‘There’s an inordinate amount of preference being shown to multinationals and to prices’The Government’s reaction to the EU Apple tax ruling exposes a disconnect between tax and human rights, says Dr Attiya Waris of the University of NairobiSat Nov 12 2016 - 06:00
Total of 109 asylum seekers have arrived in Ireland from GreeceIrish Refugee Protection Programme hopes to relocate 324 to Ireland by end of the yearFri Nov 11 2016 - 18:33
‘People were afraid to talk to me. They didn’t understand why I wore the scarf’New to the Parish: Syrian student Rawan Al Masri arrived, via Jordan, in 2014Wed Nov 09 2016 - 06:00
Ten years of living under threat of deportationThe Idris family have been in direct provision since they fled Pakistan for Ireland in 2007Mon Nov 07 2016 - 01:00
Friendships sealed at seaSafe Haven Ireland brings together young people from diverse backgrounds, including those living in direct provision centres, to learn to sailSat Nov 05 2016 - 06:00
‘In Ireland people tell me their life stories in the elevator or on a taxi ride’New to the Parish: American Gina London moved to Cork with her daughter in 2014Wed Nov 02 2016 - 09:56
Hot days and cool seas in Portugal’s sunny southmostAn Algarve weekend in the Purobeach Vilamoura resort is undeniably rejuvenatingSat Oct 29 2016 - 06:00
‘Late Late Toy Show’: 100,000 apply for audience ticketsAnnual Christmas special hosted by Ryan Tubridy airs on RTÉ 1 on December 2ndWed Oct 26 2016 - 17:43
Number of UK tourists coming to Ireland rises despite Brexit fearsTrips to Ireland increased by 10.5 per cent between July and September 2016Wed Oct 26 2016 - 14:06
‘The Dublin visa office is like a cattle pen where you’re herded around and yelled at’New to the Parish: Joanne Greene arrived from Australia in 2012Wed Oct 26 2016 - 06:00
‘Substantial gains’ already available to teachers, says BrutonEducation Minister says planned strike is ‘unnecessary’ as 525 schools set to closeTue Oct 25 2016 - 11:57
No asylum in Ireland’s education systemJust two students have met criteria allowing young asylum seekers access to third levelTue Oct 25 2016 - 00:00
Union warns against ‘saturating’ transport marketNBRU chief also makes ‘no apologies’ for Dublin Bus dispute at committee hearingWed Oct 19 2016 - 17:28
‘Ancient passage tomb’ found beneath Dublin’s Hellfire ClubTomb uncovered on site of former lodge where ‘young bucks of Dublin’ gatheredWed Oct 19 2016 - 12:37
‘Irish people are very friendly but also quite closed’New to the Parish: Sean and Tara Byrne moved from Taiwan to Ireland with their Irish father and Taiwanese mother and took a while to settle inWed Oct 19 2016 - 06:00
Refugees are fleeing ‘shocking’ camp conditions, officials sayImmigration officer responds after discovery of girl (3) in the back of a lorry in Co WexfordTue Oct 18 2016 - 17:19
Special Olympics participants ‘healthier and happier’ than peers75% of those surveyed overweight or obese and weight must be monitored - reportTue Oct 18 2016 - 06:00
Anthony Foley’s death: Books of condolence open across MunsterIrish flag being flown at half mast outside local authority offices as mark of respect to rugby coachMon Oct 17 2016 - 14:28
Cash-in-transit raiders flee after robberies in Finglas and TallaghtMember of public understood to have tried to block raider’s path when fleeing the sceneMon Oct 17 2016 - 14:22
Calls for public to report Halloween bonfire stockpilingDublin City Council warns illegal bonfires cause ‘significant health and safety risk’Fri Oct 14 2016 - 13:17
Budget 2017: Noonan rejects claim €1.3bn package breaches key EU rulesFirst-time buyer’s allowance ‘madness, wasteful and inequitable’, says DonnellyWed Oct 12 2016 - 12:44
‘No technical issues’ with online visa system, says Government despite complaintsA number of foreign nationals applying for visa renewals have complained about the systemTue Oct 11 2016 - 06:30
‘The lack of security in housing is very difficult’New to the Parish: A Hungarian nurse and his girlfriend moved to Ireland for career opportunities, and are staying for their sons’ futuresTue Oct 11 2016 - 06:00
Riding for Willie Mullins a far cry from life in PakistanCitizens: Syed Qasim Raza first got on a horse aged 19, now he works for champion trainerMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Luas Green Line to remain closed until Saturday morningServices stopped shortly after 9am after two trams failed due to a technical faultFri Oct 07 2016 - 16:48
More than 500 clamps illegally removed in Dublin last yearNo plans to introduce different clamps to combat their illegal removal - spokeswomanFri Oct 07 2016 - 15:13
Aer Lingus plane grounded after fire at Orlando airportTwo baggage handlers hospitalised after equipment caught fire ahead of hurricaneFri Oct 07 2016 - 14:00
Coldplay tickets for Croke Park sell outNo second date planned, says MCD as tickets on Ticketmaster resale site on sale for €695Fri Oct 07 2016 - 11:00
Pantibar sign to stay because of its ‘cultural significance’An Bord Pleanála rules sign will remain because of ‘exceptional circumstances’Thu Oct 06 2016 - 11:56
Delays on green line Luas after passenger removed by gardaíMale passenger refused to stop filming Luas staff on his phone, say TransdevThu Oct 06 2016 - 10:40
‘I was starving when I left direct provision’New to the Parish: A Syrian Kurd who arrived in Dublin as an asylum seeker three years ago struggled as a vegetarian in the centre, getting by on a diet of yogurt and teaWed Oct 05 2016 - 15:05
